Evel Knievel, born Robert Craig Knievel (Oct. 17, 1938 – Nov. 30, 2007), was an American daredevil and entertainer. He performed some of the most death-defying stunts on this 1972 Harley-Davidson ...

Although Evel Knievel rode many different bikes throughout his career, he is most closely associated with the Harley Davidson XR750 tracker, also called the 70-XR-750 and predecessor of the Model KR.

Back in 1970, Harley-Davidson decided it's time to replace the KR750 competition bike with a new model. Its replacement was the XR750, a motorcycle considered to be the most successful one ever to ...